Events

We invite you to this massive community block party to close out this year’s 10 Days of Connection!

This event will include complimentary music from Guitars Over Guns, a 30-minute conversation with 4 Miami leaders (Liz Alarcon, David Roper, Alejandro Gonzalez and Gepsie Metellus) representing the communities, and neighborhoods surrounding The Underline, and more opportunities to connect with your community.

Come, learn about the experience of people from different backgrounds living in Miami, and share yours too! Make sure you bring a water bottle, sunscreen, light snacks, and a raincoat/umbrella to have a pleasant community gathering. Bring a friend, your pets, your family, or a co-worker. Everyone is welcome!

Register first, and scroll down to read more about this event.

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🎟 This event is FREE to the public

When: May 10th, 2022

Time: 6:30 PM

Where: The Underline Brickell Backyard – Sound Stage Plaza sponsored by Florida Power & Light

Accessibility: The Underline is fully wheelchair accessible.

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About the Speakers:

Liz Rebecca Alarcon – Project Pulso

A media entrepreneur with expertise on US-Latinos and Latin America. As the Founder and Executive Director of Project Pulso, Liz works at the intersection of media & advocacy. She has a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Sociology from the University of Miami and a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University.

David Roper – Green Haven Project

David is a community activist and President of The Green Haven Project. He feeds the homeless and gives back to the community by putting on youth events. Alongside the Green Haven Project team, he conducts programs focused on teaching the youth how to grow their own food and mentoring children within the community.

Gepsie Metellus – Sant La Hatian Neighborhood Center

Gepsie is co-founder and founding Executive Director of the Haitian Neighborhood Center Sant La, an award-winning neighborhood resource center that serves as a lifeline for the Haitian immigrant population of South Florida. Her community involvement spans over three decades.

Alejandro Gonzalez – Miami-Dade College, The Idea Center

Alejandro is a business professional with 7+ years of experience launching and scaling social ventures in the United States and Latin America. I work with organizations to design new initiatives, create revenue-based partnerships, and develop evaluation frameworks to measure impact.

Moderated by:

Joan Marie Godoy – Radical Partners

Introduced by:

Masi Faroqui – Community Outreach Manager, The Underline

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About the 10 Days of Connection

In recent years, people have become increasingly divided across lines of difference. Incidents of hate have increased and tolerance for differing ideas has decreased. The 10 Days of Connection was born to challenge divisiveness!

For 10 days each year (May 1 – May 10), we invite the entire community to do the opposite: break down silos, engage in acts of connection, and celebrate differences. We do this by organizing events (also known as Connection Experiences).

As long as human conflict prevails, the 10 Days of Connection will continue to exist. JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

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How to get to The Underline:

🚆Take the Metrorail to Brickell Metrorail Station, exit North and walk to the Sound Stage, located right before crossing SW 8th street.

⁠🚴‍♂️ Walk or bike (bike trail on The Underline as SW 1st Avenue and SW 1st Street) to Sound Stage, located right before crossing SW 8th street.

🚗 If you drive, please use nearby public parking lots at Brickell City Centre and Mary Brickell Village. Then walk to the Sound Stage, located right before crossing SW 8th street.

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About the Hosts:

About Friends of The Underline: Our mission is to deliver and activate a 120-acre, world-class linear park spanning 10-miles below Miami’s Metrorail that will transform regional mobility and celebrate diversity, culture and lifelong learning. Through innovative urban trails and creative programming, we are connecting people to their environment and each other to create a safe, healthy, equitable, and sustainable community. For more information visit theunderline.org.

Radical Partners is a Social Impact Accelerator. We invest in leaders, mobilize locals, co-design innovative solutions, and build coalitions to collectively make communities stronger.